Ferrari, Porsche or Mustang ?

[PizzaMan5000]

Yeah the gts's are sweet, and I love the noses on them. I disagree on the 968 however, I always thought the 4 cyl was a big let down.

In the next few years (money and time dependent) I would like to build my own aluminum chassis and either make a body out of carbon fiber or abs..... I just find myself always "ok" with my cars, but want to build something out of parts drawn from different vehicles. Think first gen Focus steering and front suspension, with a Cadillac northstar engine AND trans mid mounted. I've been designing a pretty sweet rear suspension that is a mix between a buick GNX, a Baja truck, and a corvair...... It's excellent in theory, and it would move the engine's weight forward about 6-7 inches from the rear wheels, giving LOTS of traction and throttle would increase the grip. But I have a feeling that when the car would be pushed beyond the limit it could be even more treacherous than a 911.

 

[CecilGreenLeaf]

Im a Porsche guy as well. Ferraris are amazing cars to look at and listen to, but are way to fragile. Anyone I have known with one hates to drive it because they don't want to put miles on the car. If im going to pay that kind of money for a car I want to drive it and experience it

 

[dansbuds]

I've always been partial to the rumble & grunt of big block american muscle !!! same with bikes .

 

[DrFever]

Figured i post new project Pro mod / street legal certed for 6 seconds 5.8 liter Alcohol on track runs premium with additives on street 3000 hp twin 88 turbos 4 roller special grind cams tune 6 speed bla ba bla
0 - 246.89 mph in 6.041 seconds

 

[shithawk420]

How the hell is that even possible?3000hp?

 

[Tipz]

1965 Corvette Roadster Convertible, both tops
1968 SS Camaro

 

[grazerd]

To each their own, but I feel like the modern crop out of Modena is all pretty butt-ugly.

A BB512 though, or 246 Dino... meow!

 

[Weed Gretzky]

Got to say for the money I would be down with the new corvette. But if i had to choose between porsche and ferrari. I'd reluctantly take the porsche turbo.

 

[420somewhere]

My thoughts exactly !

My thoughts exactly !

Got to say for the money I would be down with the new corvette. But if i had to choose between porsche and ferrari. I'd reluctantly take the porsche turbo.

I drive a 1984 Porsche 911 Cabriolet - Euro Racer

The true essence of a sports car

 

[Mr.Miner]

^ air-cooled 911's. awesome.

 

[woolybear]

the new corvettes are pretty radical dudes! f a mustang

edit: the new corvettes are frikken sexy in RL. They look like pure sex. mustang isnt in the same universe

 

[shithawk420]

Obviously they are special,but ive got a magazine with a 1300hp mustang that is badass.it would absolutly smoke a corvette.and LOL at anyone who would take a Porsche over a Ferrari.

 

[ChaosCatalunya]

well said pizzaman,,,,
I have owned 911s,,87 3.2 coupe with g50 gearbox, 964 c2,,996c4s [worst car out of my porsches] also 928s4 and a 968 sport over the years but still my only long term keeper is my s2,,,very practical for daily driving compared to many other earlier porsches although I tend to use it at weekends now only and use my golf mk5 r32 as a daily,,,lambos too hard to live with,,,
love fezzas but not for me plus could never afford to run one ,how I would like to ie= using her as a daily driver in and around London would be totally impractical and woud get massive bills and I am a Porsche man through and through lol,,,,,now a 993 turbo s really rocks my boat lol

Why didn't you like the 996 ? I am lusting after the 996TT, they are at their bottom price now and about to go up, probably not to 993T levels, they are already up to 6 figures and almost unusable because of this.

 

[944s2]

Why didn't you like the 996 ? I am lusting after the 996TT, they are at their bottom price now and about to go up, probably not to 993T levels, they are already up to 6 figures and almost unusable because of this.

pm ed ya chaos,,s2

 

[Mr.Miner]

I'll just throw a vote in for Porsche here. Not adding this to get shit on or anything, just simply saying that my 2010 Cayman S is fast (of course not the fastest but doing 72 mph in second gear in a 6-speed manual is new to me), fun, very well-balanced (mid-engine- gotta love it), and was very reasonably priced in the used car market. I purchased mine for 20,000 usd, less than it was brand-new and it had only 24,000 miles on it and was in showroom condition.
I love Porsche's. If you have never driven one, go out and take a test drive for the fun of it. That's not to say anything about the other cars. Just tossing a vote in for Porsche.

 

[Bobby_Stainless]

Ahhh yes. This thread is awesome.

and LOL at anyone who would take a Porsche over a Ferrari.

Too general of a statement. I would take a 991 GT3 RS over a Ferrari FF or California every time. The 991 GT3 RS will also out track a Speciale. The 918 is faster than a LaFerrari and better looking IMO.

I sell these types of car for a living. Ferrari includes pre-paid maintenance on all 2012+ cars for 7 years. Also the Dual Clutch transmissions Ferrari is using, are way more reliable than the F1s.

Porsche still makes a faster more reliable machine, but the Ferrari is far more sexy and exotic. I have spent a lot of time in various Ferraris and there is nothing like them.

That said, I would take a 991 Turbo S, as my all around sports car.

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MP4-12C

626hp Bentley GT Speed



At the end of the day Ill take a Mustang...https://www.icmag.com//www.pinterest.com/pin/create/extension/

 

[Bobby_Stainless]

991 Turbo S.

 

[ChaosCatalunya]

Bobby, what do you think of the MP4 12C and McLaren's other recent offerings ?

 

[Bobby_Stainless]

McLaren makes a bad ass car, but they are pretty squirrelly. Rear wheel drive, and a twin turbo V8 make for a tail happy car.

The tires take a little while to get some heat in the, but once you do, the car is great. I like the styling of the McLarens, but they all look kind of the same.

The 650S is supposed to be vastly better than a MP4-12C, and I didn't feel it when driving both cars. The 650S looks a little better, and has slightly more power, but not enough to but it over the MP4.

Bringing out the 650S, absolutely killed the value of the MP4-12C, which makes it one of the best values out right now.

Here is a 2012 with 4900 miles on it for $167k. http://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/detail/636655422/overview/

That is a steal for a car of that caliber. You can barely get a 911 Turbo for that money, much less a exotic with the amount of eyeball a MP4-12C has.

650S Spider I drove.

 

[944s2]

hey bobby,,,,
nice line up buddy!,,,,
I pissed myself laughing after admiring a beautiful McLaren in bright burnt orange and then watched the 65year old chap with a large belly trying to get into her lol,,,,,as I passed him even he saw the funny side of it,,,,
be interested to know if you have had many problems with aston martins and especially db9s and there bodywork? at your dealership,,,
I am pretty sure air-cooled porsches are fetching crazy money in the usa like gb,,,,,,,low mileage 3.2 carerra coupes with a g50 gearbox will hit £100k in another few years imho,,,,,
I am 51 years old and still a total petrolhead,,,,s2